So the next time you need to set an alarm for an impromptu nap or that bird in the oven, you can be jerked back to awareness with something a bit more entertaining. Google updated its Google Homesmart speaker on Wednesday with a couple of nice quality of life features.

If you use Google Assistant, your options to get its attention are pretty limited: either "OK Google", or "Hey Google".

The new ability to look up TV schedules is about as straightforward as it sounds: you ask "when is Doctor Who on next?" and it'll tell you when the next new episode or rerun is going to be. Once you let it know, the alarm is set, and you'll hear the requested song at the set time. For example, you can ask Assistant to set an alarm by saying "Hey Google, set an alarm for 7 AM that plays Stir Fry" and it'll wake you up to Stir Fry by Migos at 7 am. You can pick your favorite song or artist.

The alarms seem to work with whichever music service you've set the Assistant to use by default, so Spotify and Pandora, for instance, should be supported.

9to5Google dug into the latest Google app and found evidence that you'll be able to customize the cue, called a hotword, to get the Assistant's attention.

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